September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 5 Mahwah Maloney, Adlers to be recognized at gala ies the scientific evidence of neuroplastic- ity of the brain: There are no limits and no plateaus. Maloney retired from Intel this year. He plans to spend more time with his wife Margaret and their six children and pursue personal interests, including rowing and the study of Chinese languages. Adler Aphasia Center will be presenting the 2013 Advocacy Award to Maloney at the center’s 10 th Anniversary Gala, “Stars of Innovation,” on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center at Ramapo College Campus in Mahwah. Maloney, the keynote speaker, will address Sean Maloney learned resilience early in life, grow- ing up in gritty South East London, the youngest of six kids, and getting kicked out of school at age 15. It was an unlikely launch for a man who was to become head of Intel’s worldwide sales organization, the first Sean Maloney (left) and Mike and Elaine Adler. chairman of Intel China, and a well-known visionary in the technology industry. That resilience is what Maloney drew upon in February 2010, when he suffered a stroke that left him with aphasia and right-sided paralysis. Doctors didn’t know whether he would ever walk or talk again. The doctors didn’t know Maloney. Within two years of having his stroke, he took the lead of Intel China, but only after being given the enormous challenge of learning Mandarin. He now has more than a mil- lion Web followers, one of the most popular micro-blogging sites in China. He embod- his career and how he is successfully living with aphasia. Adler Aphasia Center founders Elaine and Mike Adler will also be honored at the gala. Their vision to create an innovative program to help those with aphasia build their communication skills and improve their quality of life has changed the lives of thousands of people with aphasia and their families throughout the world. Adler Apha- sia Center is considered the gold standard of which other aphasia programs throughout the world have replicated. The Adler Aphasia Center, a non-profit (continued on page 23)